dbg@ihldt.UUCP (05/23/83)
Someone mentioned earlier that firing your zerostat on the dust cover periodically will keep harmful static charge down. That sounds like a reasonable thing to try -- I'll have to get one. Until then I'll leave it open. As for the harmful dust that gets sucked onto the album while it spins, (an interesting notion -- I think I'll try some smoke and light tricks to check it out.) I'm sure everyone out there washes their entire collection regularly. I use mild dish soap and warm water. Meanwhile, for those who close the "static charger" on their table, you may have a surprise one of these days. Fear not. The queuing mechanism is not stuck. ihldt!dbg
mat@hou5e.UUCP (05/23/83)
My understanding about dust covers and static and whatnot is that the static charge that accumulates on a record comes from two sources - contact with the stylus and contact of the highly modulated and sharp-edged groove with the air. If this is the case, then one would ALWAYS want to keep the dust cover down while playing, since the record acts almost like a magnet for dust. Am I off the wall? Mark Terribile hou5e!mat